How To Apply Compression • How Much Threshold and Ratio?!

How To Apply/Use Compression! How Much Threshold and Ratio?! In this tutorial, I don't go into details about what the different controls do, but tell you tips and tricks on how you can start to apply them to your tracks. The hardest part of compression is "how much", as it always depends. But in this tutorial, I give you tips on how to use/apply threshold, ratio, attack and release, knee, and makeup gain.
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This is easily the best explanation of how to use compression that I've come across online! You explain things so well and make it so easy to follow! What a great teacher! Thank you

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This is very clear on how to apply compression. Thanks for this

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Very good video. I wonder, is there a loudness meter that indicates the maximum (kind of 'hold')?

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Heyy so glad you enjoy the videos! And hah yes sorry... it depends! Ask why you would want to out compressir on something and what are you wanting to achieve with it ☺️

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Vengeance's VPS Scope plugin is ace for measuring compression as it gives you the incoming waveform as well as the spectrum and saves having to freeze and flatten so much. I think it was free with a copy of Computer Music or some other music tech magazine, would recommend! Saves a bag of time when fiddling with compressors

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What I am working on right now is meditation tracks to help people relax annd/or sleep. What I have noticed about these kinds of tracks that I have listened to myself that REALLY annoys me is inconsistent volume. When I am trying to sleep, I don't need to get all rested and then have to adjust the volume of something. I need it to stay about the same volume throughout. So maybe this is telling me the attack of the compressor shoult be fast? So that the volume of the whole thing stays pretty consistent.

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When it comes to the make up gain, is it best to use your ears to get the correct level when a/b ing? or should you use your eyes to just match the peak level exactly where it was? great videos btw iv been watching a couple of weeks now 😁

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Thanks, wonder- and insightful explanation. One thing I didn't understand is why the blue, compressed track was frozen and flattened before listening. Was it just to conserve CPU cycles? Because if I understand correctly there shouldn't be an audible difference before and after freezing and flattening.

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The tutorial is incredible but I can't understand the way you explained the Knee, at the end of the day I couldn't figure out if it's some kind of Attack or a Dry/Wet. In specific I am confused by this part between 10:15 and 10:21 (maybe it's my bad english)

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hello mam ,for me in the compression it was not showing the gain reduction meter but for you it happening ...im using the ableton 10 ...why it happening like that ???

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Compression is exactly what we need right now..... It flattens the curve

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[@jessicalake5696]

Time to go back to my track and fix the compression, now that I have a better idea of what I am doing.

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[@jaumepp1975]

I think confussion with compressors come about because of attack and release, otherwise it's very easy to understand.

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Agree!

[@bsways]

Do you even have to use compression? It seems that everyone just uses it because they think they have to for some reason. Particularly in electronic music a lot of the sounds are already compressed etc. If I like how my music sounds then what is the actual purpose of it?

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Exactly. Do not use it if there is no need to use it. It is just a tool to reduce dynamic range, nothing else ☺️

[@bsways]

@@LNADoesAudioStuff so vocals are probably the most important or if you record acoustic music etc or if you want to create a certain effect like sidechaining etc?

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

@@bsways Again, depends on what you want to achieve with it. If you want your vocals sound closer and bigger then compression might be needed :) When it comes to compression, it always "depends" I recommend checking out my Mixing course from my channel. I explain more there :)

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[@DavorManojlovic]

let me get this straight, so if I'm going for 2 dB of gain reduction and set the ratio to 20:1 I need to set the make up gain to 20dB? seriously?

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Depents on the threshold and signal.. but if not sure that’s a guideline that can work especially with lower ratio amounts

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[@Karpo1]

That rule of thumb for make up gain makes no sense whatsoever. It should probably be ”use the amount of gain reduction as a guideline” but i would still advice to just use your ears to match the volume.

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Many people don’t hear the difference in the beginning. But if you can, then that’s awesome, it’s defo better ☺️

[@Karpo1]

@@LNADoesAudioStuff My point was that ratio does not imply how much make up gain you need cause it works in a relation with threshold. If you sharp some peaks with 20:1 ratio, you probably don’t wanna add 20db make up gain. Good vid otherwise!

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